Homeschooling outlawed in California
posted by Matt Friedeman at
3:56 PM
Thursday, March 6, 2008
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This is from a guy I know who posts on another board:
"It seems like some people are jumping the gun regarding the home-schooling decision in California. My wife is a special-ed teacher in a California public school and we have a few friends who home-school their children, so I am aware of the different sides of the story.
California is not outright banning home-schooling. Rather, California has a system in place in which home-school educators are required to follow established guidelines. They must register with the state and enroll their kids in an independent study course. These courses are common in both public and private schools in California. The independent study courses basically provide a minimum curriculum standard that the students must be taught. How it is taught is left up to the home-school educator, but there are basic, general requirements that all students, whether public school, private school or home-schooled, should be taught and are outlined in these independent study courses.
This ensures that students are being taught some minimum standards and establishes basic requirements for the home-schooled students. Of course, this has been established so that home-schooled students don't fall through the cracks, as they are off the grid when it comes to formalized education.
You will still be able to home-school in California. But you will have to register with an independent study program and there are some basic criteria that the state will require you to teach your children. This registration with the state and the ensuing enrollemnt in an independent study course, as well as state enforcement of these requirements, is at the crux of this decision.
Of course, there are always exceptions to any rule, as some posters have pointed out the fact that they have children, or know children, who have gone on to academic excellence via the home-school route. However, this ruling is to protect the children who may not have the same level of academic rigor imposed on them, or who may have parents that just don't give a damn, and therefore need oversight by the state. As with most state or federal rulings, it is aimed at the lowest common denominator."
Homeschool kids falling through
the cracks? I don't know about
CA schools but Texas public schools
are where kids are falling through
the cracks!
Let the Gov. move in just a little
and education will never be the same again.
HSDaddy
Matt,
I know this is off the subject somewhat, but I'm wondering what your take on this is. I have been part of discussions involving homeschooling and have been discouraged by the idea that so many Christians are willing to fight to the blood to have their right to a government education even though God is never mentioned. Also, as new homeschoolers we have been accused of trying to earn salvation, trying to keep our kids from being the light in the public school setting, and that we lack faith that God will protect our kids. These comments are extremely hurtful. What are we to do when this happens? We have peace in our hearts that this is the way God would want us to teach our kids, but we get really tired of being accused.
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